2020 Renault Captur: MOT pass rate and reliability

92.7% of 2020 Renault Capturs pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,257 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 23,866 miles.

How the 2020 compares

  • Against all Renault Capturs (80%, 133,409 tests): +12.7 points
  • Against all 2020 cars (89.4%): +3.3 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Captur model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2020 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Captur:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2013 62.1% 5,737 78,216
2014 70.5% 18,233 71,650
2015 73.6% 22,827 63,646
2016 80.8% 24,223 54,382
2017 84.6% 19,398 46,566
2018 85.8% 20,780 40,372
2019 88.3% 19,874 32,837
2020 92.7% 2,257 23,866

What this means if you are buying a 2020 Captur

The 2020 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 12.7 points more often than the Renault Captur average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 6-year-old car fails on

A 2020 car is 6 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2020 Renault Captur the average at test was 23,866 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2020 is the strongest year on record for this model at 92.7%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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